The Reused Animations of Call of Duty

[@kepofshangri-la8942]

What's funny is that for the MW remasters they actually remade the animations from scratch in the exact same way.

[@zedus4042]

How do you know that and why would they do that? More work for no reason.

[@BobThomas123]

​@@zedus4042i think because if the old animation has less frames and they might want it to be meaty.

[@audi-71830]

not the exact sae way, they are slightly different and I'd say much worse somehow

[@BobThomas123]

@@audi-71830 yeah, i agree, but the weapons feel a bit more heavy, and i like it. Even though my game bugged out........🙁🙁🙁

[@torquejx875]

I honestly never mind as long as they aren't the garbage simple ones. My personal fav is the classic BO1 1911 reloads.

[@RotundRat115]

Black Ops 1 is one of my favorite games. First game I ever played online. To me Black Ops 1 is more than a game. It's a friend that helped me thru very very hard times and also made a lot of my friends really close. And the memories and fun I still think about on the daily

[@fujiwxrx32]

Every sound of the BO1 1911 is pure ear food

[@yourarseismine1016]

Yeah that 1911 magazine sliding out and back in sfx is just amazing

[@fujiwxrx32]

@@yourarseismine1016 ohhh 😫. It's so badass everytime you reload

[@Lusca-n2w]

Except every reload animation in cod are gabage simple ones (except from IW and the newer games)

[@b.btheheartpainkiller]

"¿So, who created this animation?" "IDK, it was already being reused when i was hired"

[@michaelagustinsantos3015]

The AK reload will always be iconic. Reused to hell and back, but the silhouette will always be recognizable. Same with the CoD 4 STG44.

[@ronaldbenz_]

That ak reload is one of my favourites of all time, very smooth.

[@yuuchirito8360]

it was even in black ops 3 if you put an extended mag on the kn44

[@ButterBeerChugger]

Even if it’s wrong you can’t deny that the Mp40 always had an iconic reload. It’s one of the animations I wish they reused more

[@animatorbug]

Whenever I think MP40, I either think of CoD's MP40 reload, or Return to Castle Wolfenstein's. Shit always has a way of hyping you up for some reason.

[@hehitmewiththatalphabetsou3337]

I didn't see anything wrong with the MP40 reload, nothing stood out to me as being mechanically incorrect

[@guts-141]

MP40 can be reloaded two ways The safe way and the unsafe way Pulling the bolt after inserting the mag is fine if the gun operator doesn't slip up If he does then the gun would fire the first bullet in the chamber and accidentally shoot a friendly Which is why MP40 gets an animation where it gets the bolt locked back first before inserting new mags Same way that MP5 can be reloaded that way but the reasons are much different The mags can't be removed easily if the bolt isn't locked back for MP5

[@hehitmewiththatalphabetsou3337]

@@guts-141 that's true but that's at least not categorically incorrect like some games for example having a character pull a Thompson drum down out of the gun and insert a new one from the bottom. Plus while that is the safest way to recock the bolt on most open bolt SMGs, things will often be abbreviated in combat in the interest of speed or efficiency. As for the MP5 it doesn't really need the bolt locked back to seat a mag, but with the bolt closed you will definitely need a sharp smack to properly seat the magazine

[@Killicon93]

@@guts-141 Wait I thought it was that mags were difficult to insert with the MP5 if the bolt wasn't locked back.

[@niezniszczalnychinczyk8701]

2:50 bro is loading empty mag

[@AmyCherryLMAO]

lmao its either that or the flat textures inside the mag

[@RealKSGFlow]

Bro is reloading “an” empty mag. Speak English

[@Jesus_7738]

I always knew there were reused animations but not this many lmao

[@salazar778]

I don't think they used a new animation for a single gun between cod4 mw and cod8 mw3

[@tobiaspramono378]

​@@salazar778 The only different one is G36C and mp5s

[@animatorbug]

I think the biggest crime of Modern Warfare is that they never had an HK slap anywhere. The only CoD game that did it before the more recent ones was Black Ops

[@Horgler]

I could be wrong, but there does look to be a slight difference between the Mk 14 and the M14. The latter actually rocks the magazine into place and angles the barrel end higher when dropping the bolt forward.

[@JADEK111]

There is a bit of very slight differences not only in the animations, but also in the models. If you watch the Dragunov's section of the video, you can clearly see that some animations and models look better than the others, but it's still the same template. Ironically, some models of the Dragunov from later titles look less better than of previous ones'.

[@TheCyanDragon]

I've never noticed it until just now, but I can't unsee it: the Dragunov/SVD reloads look like he's pulling the mag out of the side of his face; like he's reloading with a cigar lmao. That perspective is so funky compared to the M4...

[@GuyWhoLikesJazzmirsContent]

Bro think magazine = cigar💀 (do not lit it on theres gunpowder on the bullets)

[@davidboddie9130]

The Deagal's frame shaking after the slide release is by far the coolest thing ever. Always made me feel like i was wielding something with true weight and power!

[@ABOUD_G95]

bro discovered how to reload a gun

[@Niggaman1516]

Apparently you don't even know what a gun looks like or something like that

[@truenothefox]

1:41 That Makarov demonstrates that sometimes reusing animations is not the way to go (Mag release on the Makarov is on the bottom of the grip behind the magwell, not a button on the side like most handguns)

[@soufinator3631]

The funny part is, Black ops 4 is the last game to reuse reload animations, it reused some of BO2 and 3 animations, after that CW MW and VG all mostly have new ones, while MWII reuses some of MW19

[@blackomega34]

BO4 had a MW2 SCAR reload on the ICR.

[@maulanaadrian9383]

Most developers reused lots of reload animations over and over again.

[@JADEK111]

It's okay if the next game, maybe even the third one, are more or less the same. But afterwards it's just boring to see the same.

[@F.haique]

Yup

[@zedus4042]

Yea I'm pretty sure that no game except pre MW2019 CODs reused same animations for like whole decade...

[@scorchdragon1887]

Honestly it's interesting to see how many times animations have been reused.

[@FSM1138]

the 1911 reload is so great, love it every time

[@Web720]

In BO2 all the pistols had the same reload sounds. Also, tbf for remastered ones, that's to be expected.

[@naiveveg8447]

So did smgs. And ars.

[@lupos-soldier-85]

In a future remastered sounds remain those also the recharges since it is called REMASTERED

[@aquapendulum]

And every legacy errors of these animations still go uncorrected.

[@no-hadaceur]

1911 Reload Sound Always Iconic Especially waw and black ops 1

[@Vlad_-_-_]

Also lets not forget that they still cannot show revolver reload animation done one bullet at a time ( they lower it so you can't see much at all ), they can only manage speed loader animations.

[@ZioMcCall]

I don't think you ever seen the MWII's revolver reload animations. That thing has like F I V E different reload animations changing depending by how many bullets you fired.

[@skye_music]

That's mainly Treyarch's problem

[@Vlad_-_-_]

@@ZioMcCall I said reloading one at a time, not ejecting the rounds that were fired. The new rounds are still relaoded with a speed loader. Can you not read ?

[@JADEK111]

Laziness. With the amount o budget they have annually, they could put 100 animators to create and finish new animations. But they never cared about diversity and practicality of content.

[@optimisticscales7081]

@@JADEK111 it's more like they only had 2 years to build each game (before sledgehammer came in). And no, 2 years is not a lot of time to make a game without recycling stuff.

[@Juozapas001]

Personally i find it more interesting when different studios re-use animations, like Mk14 in IWs CODs and treyarch in their CODs, sequels from same dev/series make sense, cuts down time on each weapon i suppose

[@JADEK111]

To an extent it's fine. But it's being like this for over a decade.

[@skye_music]

Waiting for people to say: BrO theRe OnLy sOmE wAYs tO rElOaD A gUn. I recommend you to watch videos about reloading in games for exaple an AK 47 and you will see how many differences you can make while reloading. Iraqi reload, tactical reload, pulling the bolt with left hand/right hand. Pulling the mag by hand. Pulling the mag while you have another mag in hand ect. BTW. I have no problem to see reused animations.

[@JADEK111]

Still boring to see the exact same.

[@F.haique]

Yep mee too

[@GearHead36]

I have a funny idea in regards to that: Why not create multiple reload animations for one gun, and then *randomize* which of these animations ends up playing?

[@skye_music]

@@GearHead36 Cyberpunk 2077 has that

[@GearHead36]

@@skye_music So I've heard. It is a pretty unique detail, right?

[@ziipher]

all these animations are so iconic

[@acnhsasha3085]

Am I the only one rewatching this video over and over again because of Modern Warfare 2’s “Opening Titles” theme by Hans Zimmer

[@S1eepy0w1]

should have included a person checking there corners in the mw trilogy I swear they used the exact same animation

[@TheDelta016]

At the end of the day, if an animation works why change it? The AK reload they had for instance is simple and effective, I certainly never had as much of an issue with reused reload animations like most did

[@KolnBruck]

Hearing the old CoD MP40 sound, brings me back to playing it as my first CoD

[@IskandarHaziqIrwan]

I wish you showed Cold War’s AK47 Beta reload. It used the iconic reused animation but altered to be more aggressive.

[@Fearsomebeast13]

I honestly wish they stuck with the beta reload, why they scrapped it and just reused the MW2019 AK Animations just boggles me. Like why even make the animation and then just scrap it? It makes no sense!

[@clipper9580]

@@Fearsomebeast13 A bunch of people complained during the beta that the game looked worse than MW19 and that the animations sucked

[@Nsodnoajdjksl]

Those peoplw really disrespect Sully (the animator, not the character)​@@clipper9580

[@tigerdustgamer]

I miss the old day when the cod problem people complaine about is it feel like the same (good game)​ all over again.

[@LeadMetal82]

Small thing to point out, but you can see some very subtle refinements in MW2R reloads

[@deceptioncxv6385]

I really don't mind reused animations as long as the sound design is either good or better each time. Like how we got the CoD4 M1911 sound and then we got the eargasm that is the BO1 M1911

[@heyimbean]

It's a strange way to tie all of the games together.

[@binary1045]

MW2 theme earns an instant like

[@christiansmemefactory1513]

You're missing some like the SCAR in MW2, MW3, and BO2.

[@jaffa3717]

Also quite alot of BO3 animations

[@radicaIized]

I wish you could use the flashlight on the guns that have them

[@AliKamelAliC]

To be honest, I do not mind that at all. Gives the series a sense of identity.

[@joaopedronogueiracarneiro3618]

You call this Reused Reload Animations, i call this Nostalgic trip.

[@mickvd4]

If it ain't broke don't fix it¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@brotcon]

Yeah it’s hilarious playing them and seeing the same reload that it literally confuses you what game you are playing but all these old cods were released back to back every year.

[@Calculated_Mistake]

the iconic cod pistol reload is unbeatable

[@Thebigem]

You cannot Understand how much I wanted this Video bruh 🎉

[@AER-88]

That's mainly because "war, war never changes".

[@R33B0W]

Most of these I understand aside from the remasters, which I don't think fits, due to it being just that, a remaster.

[@mikeaykut9592]

Lets be honest though, there isn’t an infinite amount of ways to reload a weapon, and some just have more optimal strategies.

[@MYNAMEISFROWNER]

The FNP 45 also used the M1911 animation.

[@Voucher765]

The STG-44 in COD WWII also used the AKs animation since the two weapons are related

[@WatdaFrag]

the fact that you can't say which cod is which (without looking at the hud or the map) says it all for me.

[@krakenwerk3237]

When it comes to ak reload, cant forget Ak74u and kn44 (extended mag)

[@Hootis]

for whatever reason the remington R5 reload really ticks me off whenever I see it.

[@ZioMcCall]

Honestly surprised you didn't include MWII aswell 'cuz some weapons in that game seems to reuse MW2019 animations.

[@MesaAufenhand]

They suck balls

[@zedus4042]

No animation in MWII is exactly the same as in MW19, they either made a completely new animations or at least changed some things in already existing animation.

[@F.haique]

this guy looks like he really hates cod until it's remastered he says reuse

[@jaffa3717]

My defense for these reused animations is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". But my problem for the entire Call of Duty series itself being "if it ain't broke, don't make another one"

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

Never cared about a game reusing animations, instead of wasting time creating brand new ones constantly; as long as they're buttery smooth and fit the weapon. Like, the Vector animations shouldn't have worked on the GKS, but by god they're astonishingly beautiful.

[@IrontMesdent]

The Makarov isn't even correctly ejecting the mag wow

[@Lusca-n2w]

I remember Cod aw had almost every single animation ripped off of Cod ghosts

[@Butterr.mp4]

i literally never knew the M16 in bo1 had a Banana Mag

[@bootlegthemagician]

if it ain't broke don't fix it

[@Cobalt_Spartan]

As the old saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"

[@JADEK111]

Nope. Nothing about fixing a broken thing. This is about changing something that got old and boring faster than the speed of light.

[@wowanimejoshua5149]

And yet when mw19 and mw22 (and most definitely MW3) share animations, it's bad 💀

[@Nsodnoajdjksl]

It's only bad if you don't get used to it.

[@acoolrocket]

I can forgive BO1's reusing because the amazing clanky sound design gives it a new facelift compared to like BO2/MW1 sounding numb/dull in comparison.

[@Bestgameplayer10]

With the AK one, you forgot the KN44 with the extended mag attachment

[@Komo417]

Black ops 3 also uses the AK reload on the KN with extended mags

[@RaykeOne]

You forgot the SVU from Black Ops II. It had the same reload as the SVDs, just slightly altered since it's a bullpup

[@222TripleJ]

Even sounds if we need to be honest

[@LowqualityEDIT-AK4T7]

AK and AR is unforgettable

[@momo-chan366]

I love when they reuse reloads for Iconic guns like the 1911 or MP-40 it’s just nostalgia.

[@The_Sour_Kraut]

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it

[@noahezer9295]

For the animations of the M249, you should've added the LSAT from Ghosts as the animations are nearly identical, if not the same...

[@ilrathCXV]

For games that only had one to two years of dev time to create a AAA game, it is not surprising seeing re-used animations. To be fair, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Aside from that, I think Black Ops 1 blew the other games out of the water in terms of reload sound effects. May not have been realistic, but they made the guns sound menacing and cool. Black Ops 2 was a step down on that front.

[@balemdl866]

I get the point of reusing some animations but doing it for almost a decade with yearly releases? That's just too much. Combine that with the same movement and shooting mechanics, same gameplay and graphics and you'll see why every "golden era" CoD felt like a map, gun and campaign expansion pack

[@sazr9569]

You didn't need to make the music as loud as it is, but you did

[@kimlemon1994]

hey wait! BLACK OPS 3 also has some re-loaded animations that have been reused!

[@Axl4325]

Weird you didn't show the MW2 SCAR animation, I spotted it for the last time all the way in the Black Ops 3 or 4 can't remember exactly

[@The_real_son_of_sparda]

Bo1 1911 reload is CRISP

[@cloudstrife2025]

Even though I personally enjoy MW19/MW22's animations more, the classic ones are truly memorable, and pretty much they gave that tactical feeling. But one thing's for sure, BO1's M1911 is the GOAT.

[@garrettjackson913]

You forgot MK14 Advanced Warfare, MW3 MP5, Thompson (COD 1, 2, and World at War), and the STG 44 (from MW, MWR, and WW2)

[@MEGATHEEGG]

1:30 i dont remeber this level in bo1 wth?

[@JADEK111]

The results of laziness and lack of creativity. Those who say "if ain't broke, don't fix" don't understand that it isn't about "fixing" something that is "broken". I said it countless times in many other videos or forums. Some things you need to change more often than not because they get old, and boring. You want to see the same animation in the same game series for the next 100 years? I guess you have no taste.

[@harveyknguyen]

tbf BO1/BO2 kind of has an excuse because some of the guns with recycled animations are exclusive to zombies and/or the campaign

[@TheLastArcadeSamurai]

Tell this to modern cod fan's how long will we keep having hyper realistic animations for before they return to the proper arcade style of the franchise

[@ALX_6.11]

At that time, only treyarch managed to make the M14 accurate...minus the LMG stock

[@ZackeryMccoy-d9e]

I swear Idk if im crazy but the bo2 M1911 model looks almost identical to WAW’s

[@duncanmcknight4622]

What's Firing range doing here in Modern Warfare 2?

[@Vortexgunner3282]

Well, if it ain't broke

[@Kardia_of_Rhodes]

1:30 BO1 M1911 still the GOAT

[@GucciBucci]

Fairly certain from mw to ghosts cause cause it was still on the same engine, so it gets a pass if you look at it as a developer but then again thats like 5 entries over the span of years. Something something same gamer every year but real

[@Htchhgjhhchc45]

Devs are lazy 💀

[@Nsodnoajdjksl]

Game engines*

[@ihswap]

If it ain't broke don't fix it. It's weird being obsessed over small details like this. There's nothing wrong with reusing assets or animations from a developer standpoint if they created a unique new animation each time it wouldn't change a thing it would just be pointless.

[@lafazan0091]

You forgot Weevil (Call of Duty: Black Ops III), Galil (Call of Duty: Black Ops II version), STG-44, (Call of Duty: WWII).

[@KoSmiC_WarFarE4750]

Why is the Black Ops III 1911 in here? That thing has a unique reload

[@Hari5040]

1:11 is this medal of honor allied assault?

[@alface935]

No. It is Call Of Duty 1 from 2003 and that is the Tutorial Level (I think...) where You learn how to shoot and aim

[@prod.yvmu1]

waw m1912 reload the best 1911 reload in the entire series idc

[@fireisnotreal]

why does the m4 have no recoil lmao

[@arshkhanlm3086]

Back when call of duty was fun 😔

[@ozandis127]

People love complaining about things like this, but no one says anything when cod does it. Personally I don't really care about reusing this like this for efficiency.

[@OO7-Dimitri]

Hey if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. It annoyed me how MW2CR changed some of the animations, especially with the .44 Magnum.

[@alessandrocanale6189]

Onestly reusing animations may be cheap but i dont see the problem with it

[@JADEK111]

20 years reusing same assets seems also like a cheap decision making.

[@yesanameirequested1682]

Dont fix what aint broke

[@JADEK111]

Nothing was broken, though. This phrase is getting older and overused itself.

[@Pyke64]

When you realise they had to get a new game ready every year this makes a lot of sense.

[@JADEK111]

Thanks to Actishit and their hunger for money

[@joeroth1124]

What about the ASP and Five seveN in b02?

[@ThisJWord]

“As long as it works.” - Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer

[@JADEK111]

Not entirely sure it's on the devs' side but they wouldn't be completely out of the issue. It's just that Actishit needed new titles in short periods of time so that's why CoD are always the same.

[@r0-satheclanker917]

Since when was the 3 round burst pistol in bo1